Cluster · Muscat
Shatti Al Qurum (Beach & Promenade)
Evening cluster: beach promenade and cafés at sunset; a residential resort strip, not a sight; long, flat, no shade.
Rules in force · 7Grand Mosque
- Oman ↗Check entry rules and apply for any e-visa only on the Royal Oman Police e-visa portal (evisa.rop.gov.om); lookalike sites charge extra.
- Oman ↗Dress modestly in public: shoulders and knees covered; swimwear only at beaches and hotel pools.
- Oman ↗Alcohol only in licensed hotels and restaurants; no drinking in public and drunkenness is an offence.
- Oman ↗Never drive or camp in a dry wadi when rain is forecast upstream; flash floods arrive without warning.
- Muscat Governorate ↗Wadi and mountain trips: use a licensed operator and check the weather; do not enter a wadi when rain is forecast.
- Muscat ↗Grand Mosque: women cover hair, arms and legs; men long trousers and sleeves; visiting is morning only and closed on Fridays.
- Muscat ↗Many taxis have no meter: agree the fare before you get in or use a ride-hailing app.
Bound and physics
Shatti Al Qurum beach front and the nearest cafés; approximate box, includes the beach.
- Slope
- flat
- Stairs
- None
- Shade
- low
- Surface
- paved promenade, sand
- Sleep here or visit
- both
Rescue anchors
A — Beach promenade west (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
B — Beach north café (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
C — Beach promenade east (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
D — Qurum west café row (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · ac · valid: always
E — Beach central seating (field-verify)
seated_rest · toilet · valid: always
F — Qurum east restaurants (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · ac · valid: always
G — Qurum south-west mall side (field-verify)
ac · seated_rest · food · valid: always
H — Qurum south café (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
I — Qurum south-east café (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
always: 100% covered, max p90 5.2′, worst cell 5.2′ · heat: 100%
Nodes in this cluster
No place pages yet; nodes here are used by the planner only.
Edges out (directed)
- Muttrah Corniche & Souq
- Car east · ~20 min
- Old Muscat (Al Alam Palace & forts)
- Car east · ~20 min
Sleep within reach
- Shatti Al Qurum — 5–9 min
Red lines here
- Swimwear on the beach only; cover up on the promenade and in cafés.